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Mystery as dozens of KFC restaurants abruptly close across the Midwest
Aug 27, 2024
Dozens of KFC locations owned by one franchisee have abruptly closed across the Midwest.
Up to 25 restaurants owned by major fast food franchisee EYM Chicken have shut in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, according to reports.
The closure of several locations in Wisconsin will lead to nearly 100 employees being laid off, according to local media WKOW 27 News.
The reason for the closures has not been revealed, but EYM Chicken's parent company EYM Group has reportedly struggled in recent years.
EYM Group also franchises other fast food restaurants including Pizza Hut, Burger King, Denny's and Panera Bread.
Earlier this year, EYM Pizza filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after closing more than a dozen Pizza Hut locations in Indiana and Ohio.
KFC locations in Reedsburg, Janesville, Beloit, Stoughton, and Watertown are among the closures in southern Wisconsin, according to WKOW 27 News.
The closures began on August 18 and will continue until August 31, the outlet reported.
When KFC filed its franchise disclosure document in March, EYM Chicken was listed as owning 47 locations across the US at the end of last year, according to Restaurant Dive.
This means that the recent closures across three states are likely affecting the majority of the locations owned by the franchisee.
KFC confirmed the closures - and that all the locations are owned by one franchisee - in a statement to Nation's Restaurant News.
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